Sir Hubert Douglas Henderson

Sir Hubert Douglas Henderson was a British economist and Liberal politician, born on October 20, 1890, and educated at Aberdeen Grammar School, Rugby School, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He became part of the Cambridge economics world early on and is often remembered as a friend and collaborator of John Maynard Keynes.

He wrote on practical economic questions rather than staying only in academic theory. His 1922 book Supply and Demand helped explain economics in an accessible way, and in the 1920s he edited The Nation and Athenaeum, where he brought economic discussion into public life. He also worked with Keynes on Liberal policy ideas, including the well-known 1929 pamphlet Can Lloyd George Do It?.

Later, Henderson took on a number of important public posts, including service as Economic Adviser to His Majesty's Treasury during the Second World War years. He was knighted in 1942 and continued to contribute to national policy work until his death on February 22, 1952.